Illustration: At a modest Japanese apartment birthday gathering, an extravagantly decorated cake nearly disappears beneath towering sugar flowers, elaborate scrollwork, edible pearls, and oversized ribbon ornaments. Its proud maker holds a cake knife but cannot find an unobstructed place to begin cutting.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

華か美び

kabi

showy, extravagant

Example sentences

  1. 葬儀そうぎでは、死者ししゃとの別わかれの儀式ぎしきとの見解けんかいから、華美かびな服装ふくそうは歓迎かんげいされない。

    Flashy wardrobe is not welcomed at a funeral due to the view that it is a ritual for parting from the deceased.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 規模きぼは大おおきいが、華美かびな装飾そうしょくのない、簡素かんそな建物たてものである。

    Though the size of the building is large, the Shishinden is simple and less decorative.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 破風板はふばんに飾かざり金具かなぐを付つけるとさらに華美かびになる。

    The addition of decorative metal fittings on the gable board creates an even more ornate look.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 華美

  • 華splendor; flowerOnカ・ケKunはな
  • 美beauty; beautifulOnビ・ミKunうつくしい

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